The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-11
For the benefit of our readers.

many Of whom may have forgotten tn
purport of the resolutions passed her
at the railroad meeting held in thi
town on January 21st, 1887, and a
which Judge Hoyt, representing tn
Louisiana and Arkansas railroad spok,
we republish them again
A committee of seven gentlemen
five from Alexandra and two from
Pineville, were appointed to draw ur
resolutions, and they reported as fol
lows -
Resolved, That it be declared as
the sense of this meeting that the town
of Pinevtlle and the City of Alexan-
dria agree
l. To vote to the Louisiana and
Arkansas Railroad Company, its sue
cessors or assigns. five mill tax up
on the assessed valuation of said town
and city for term of ten years, to be
paid to said company by the proper
officers of said town and city immedi-
ately after the said tax is collected.
9. To donate or secure to said COM
pany, its succpssors or assigns, the
right of way through the parish of
Rapides into and through the town of
Pineville and into and through the
city of Alexandria.
3. To procure and donate to said
company, its successors or assigns,
thirty acres of land in or adjoining
the corporation limits of said City Of
Alexandra at such point as may be
determined upon by the engineers of
said company as necessary for termi-
nal facilities; provided, however, that
said company complete the construc-
ton of their proposed road from Brink
ley, Ark, to Alexandria, La, or CON-
mence the work of construction at
Alexandria or Pineville previous to
the LIST of Feb. 1890; and provided
further, that if the company, it's suc-
cessors or assigns, commence to con-
struct that portion of the line proposed
to run in a northerly direction from
Pineville or Alexandra that the load
shall be completed from said Pineville
or Alexandria to Harrisonburg, in
Catahoula parish, before the first pay.
ment under the tax shall be paid ]; the
right of way and said thirty acres of
land for the terminal facilities to be
procured for the said company, its sue
cessors or assigns, whenever required.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the meeting, and agreed
to by Judge Hoyt representing the
above named railroad company.
JUDGE Harlow NJ. Hoyt, of New
York City, Treasurer and General
Counsel of the Louisiana and Arkan.
sas Railroad Co., Col. G. A. Bryan,
Vice President of the Louisiana or
ganization, together with Mr.. w. G..
Agnew, the Chief Engineer of the
Construction Company who are to
build the projected road from here to
Brinkley, Ark, arrived in the city
Saturday night and remained until
Tuesday morning, arranging for the
locating of the terminals, and the clo-
sing up of the subsidies, rights of way
and donations of land promised the
Company when Judge Hoyt was here
in January last. Preliminary surveys
are to be commenced Immediately and
final location made as soon as the votes
have been taken in the respective Pa
rishes along the line. The people
here and in Pineville are enthusiastic
over the prospect of an early compile
ton of the road, and promised that the
resolutions passed at the public meet
ing held here in January would be
kept to the letter. 1t is announced by
the officers of the Company that ar
have been made to com
plete the road from here to Delhi by
January LIST, 1888.
REV. R. Dumas, Assistant Priest
If St. Francis Xavier's Church, ar
lived here Sunday night. The Rev.
Father having completed his theologi-
'al course at St. Mary's Seminary was
'aised to the priesthood last Sunday at
Natchitoches. The celebration of a
irst Mass is always great event in
he life of Priest. As Father Du-
mas will offer the Holy Sacrifice for
be first time next Sunday at 10 O'clock
}. M, those in whose midst the Rev.
Father came to labor should remember